Nurse leadership programme boosted promotion prospects, evaluation shows
51% of nurses on higher pay bands a year after programme ended.
27 Jan 2017
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Radio presenter calls for law change to protect NHS staff from violence
More than 100,000 people have signed a petition to make it a criminal offence to attack NHS...
27 Jan 2017
Nurses do not speak in 75% of cancer multidisciplinary team meetings, research finds
A study commissioned by Cancer Research UK has found that nurses do not frequently speak in...
26 Jan 2017
Hospital staff lack confidence and knowledge to care for people with mental health...
Hospital staff often lack the knowledge or confidence to care for people with mental health...
26 Jan 2017
New guidance for police and healthcare workers on use of restraint
Guidance has been drawn up to clarify the role of police in responding to incidents...
25 Jan 2017
NMC agrees to regulate nursing associate role
Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) agrees to be regulator for new nursing associates.
25 Jan 2017
£3 million boost for nursing students with children in Scotland
Nursing students with dependents in Scotland are to receive an uplift to their financial...
25 Jan 2017
‘Suicidal, phobic, anxious’: mental health nurse shares personal story
An experienced director of nursing who was hospitalised with depression has publicly shared...
24 Jan 2017
Four in ten junior doctors have fallen asleep at the wheel after night shift, poll...
BBC survey adds to concerns about driving after long shifts
23 Jan 2017
Health and social care organisations make Stonewall’s top 100 list
NHS trust that has worked with RCN on a trans awareness training package named a star...
23 Jan 2017
Nursing associate regulation could cost £4 million to set up, says NMC
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has set out the benefits and risks of regulating nursing...
20 Jan 2017
Almost all hospitals in England have nurse shortages, data reveals
Hospitals are running wards with a dangerously low number of nurses and are using healthcare...
20 Jan 2017
Pay cap could see nurse pay fall by thousands in real terms by 2020
Trades Union Congress analysis of public sector pay restraint reveals bleak picture for...
19 Jan 2017
More staff are working without breaks, claims RCN
Some nurses working up to 12 hours without a break, food, or even a glass of water
19 Jan 2017
Hospital launches gastrointestinal academy for nurses
Hospital launches gastrointestinal academy to help nurses expand their knowledge of...
19 Jan 2017
Academic calls for wider access to suicide prevention training for nurses
A nurse academic with a family experience of suicide has called for all nurses to undergo...
18 Jan 2017
Doctors’ leaders reject a motion ‘deploring’ comments by England's chief nurse...
Doctors’ leaders yesterday rejected a motion to condemn England’s chief nurse for her public...
18 Jan 2017
Hospital documentary series a real eye opener for viewers, says programme consultant
A nurse has spoken about what motivated her to help put together a new six-part documentary...
18 Jan 2017